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Monday, May 14, 2018

Japan: Swedish Company Sees Growth in Japanese Geothermal

The animation above illustrates the simplified cycle of a Climeon Heat Power module.

Climeon opens a representation office in Nagano, Japan to explore and evaluate the company's ability to sell primarily geothermal heat power modules in the country. Japan is one of Climeon’s priority markets.

Climeon employees will be based in the country to work with partners to explore and deepen the understanding of the Japanese market.

After the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Japan's energy production has been significantly reduced, which means that more than 90 percent of all energy is imported. The country has the potential to become more self-sufficient by increasing the utilization of geothermal energy. Japan is located in one of the world's most active volcanic areas and has many hot springs around the country, but today only utilizes just over 2 percent of its known geothermal energy resources. In recent years, the Japanese government has introduced economic incentives and simplified the requirements for permits and surveys to accelerate the shift to local green electricity. The price of electricity generated from geothermal power in Japan today is just over SEK 3 per kWh, which is eight times higher than the electricity price in Sweden.